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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

General Household Survey, 1972

Variable Details

Variablehedqual
LabelHIGHEST EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION
Responses
0 NO QUALIFICATIONS 15396
1 HIGHER DEGREES 51
2 1ST DEGREE,UNIV.DIP 438
3 TEACHING QUAL-NON GR 376
4 HNC,HND,TECH.CERT 730
5 NURSING QUAL. 298
6 GCE'A'LEVEL,ONC,OND 600
7 GCE'O'LEVEL-5 OR MORE 750
8 GCE'O'1-4,WITH C&C 408
9 GCE'O' 1-4,NO C&C. 1018
10 CLERICAL & COMM.QUAL 1070
11 CSE OTHER 154
12 APPRENTICESHIP 1189
13 ANY FOREIGN QUAL. 204
14 OTHER QUAL 892
16 NO ANSWER,DON'T KNOW 0
17 O LEVELS-D.K.NO. 0
96 STILL IN F.TIME ED 0
97 70 YEARS OR MORE 2947
98 15 YEARS OR LESS 10165
99 DOES NOT APPLY & M.D 0
Sysmiss 32
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationGeneral Household Survey, 1972
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